Cloth with Border of Crowned Double-Headed Eagles with Various Emblems, Birds, and Other Animals
| Title | Cloth with Border of Crowned Double-Headed Eagles with Various Emblems, Birds, and Other Animals |
|---|---|
| Date | 1800s 19th century |
| Medium | Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, burato (twined ground and darned in two directions), bobbin lace insert and edging, and crochet insert |
| Classification | Lace |
| Origin | Italy, 1800s Italy |
| Holding institution | The Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Cloth with Border of Crowned Double-Headed Eagles with Various Emblems, Birds, and Other Animals, 1800s. Italy, 1800s. Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, burato (twined ground and darned in two directions), bobbin lace insert and edging, and crochet insert; overall: 62.4 x 132.3 cm (24 9/16 x 52 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Louise Tifft Brown, 1933.315 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Cloth with Border of Crowned Double-Headed Eagles with Various Emblems, Birds, and Other Animals” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 1800s. It is executed in bleached linen (est.): needle lace, burato (twined ground and darned in two directions), bobbin lace insert and edging, and crochet insert and classified as lace. In this archive it sits within the zoological illustration, ornithological plates tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Catalogued as lace. See other public-domain works in the same medium, all free to download and reuse.
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Recorded origin: Italy, 1800s. Browse more public-domain art from Italy.
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